Re: Advice/opinions?

[Guest guest]

Sheri,

Did you have a chance to look at the before and after photos? We have

had many babies receive excellent results with the starband, the only

thing we caution on any band is that you be sure the ortho is well

trained at treating plagio. The orthos at CT are trained for nothing

other than the treatment of plagio(plagio/brachy/scaph) and tort, but

other companies do not follow that protocol so check the files

section for the folder named " Getting A Good Fit " and ask questions.

You want to know how many babies they have done, can you have

references to contact, what training in the treatment of plagio they

have had,etc.. Please do not let any doctor intimidate you, they

should be more than willing to provide any info you want, you are

ultimately in charge of your baby's health. I am glad you will be

going to PT, and I know they hate the exercises, but you are doing

the right thing. So how is Kate doing with everything else? You can

always ask us questions about other things besides plagio, there are

enough veteran moms here to help usually.Let us know if you need

anything,

CAROLG

> > Hello,

> > I'm new to the group and here is my daughter's story:

> >

> > Kate will be 7 months next week. At birth she was diagnosed with

> > torticollis; however, we were only given a handout at the

hospital

> > and told that it was very minor and wouldn't need P/T. I stopped

> > doing exercises after a few weeks. At every Dr.'s visit I would

> ask

> > about her head shape and no one was concerned.

> >

> > We moved to a different state and at her 6 mo. checkup I

mentioned

> > it again and in summary this Dr. said, " If it were my daughter I

> > would get a helmet " . She referred us to a specialist and the

> > diagnosis is: Left plagiocephaly with brachycephaly, congenital

> > torticollis. It is mild. Cranial valut asymmetry 6 mm; skull

base

> > asymmetry 7 mm and cephalic index score of 88.59.

> >

> > Has anyone's child had similar measurements? If so, did you go

> with

> > a helmet or decide to reposition & do P/T alone? What was the

> > deciding factor? If you didn't do a helmet, was there any

> > improvement in the shape? Please let me know.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Sheri

> > Kate, 7 mos plagio/tort

> > Deciding on doing a helmet or not

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> For more plagio info